Production Operator - APC

Promote safety, maintain a sanitary food environment, and ensure that only the highest quality product is made. Work days or nights, 8-hour shifts schedules including weekends and holidays, and overtime as needed.

• Packaging Monitor product volume, temperatures, times, and pressure readings
• Monitor gauges and record information as needed
• Know the type of product, the source, and all the handling procedures involved in each processing procedure
• Full understanding of product flow
• Maintain a safe, clean, organized work area throughout the facility
• Maintain general housekeeping of production areas
• Perform tasks of receiving product, starting, running, shutting down, and cleaning the dryer/evaporator and associate equipment
• Collect hourly production readings, color, moisture and temperature, monitor bag house, check air pressure, monitor machinery and notify supervisor when something is out of specification
• Ensure all charts are charts are properly documented according to company and regulatory regulations
• Ensure all paperwork is done correctly and completely
• Operate pallet jack and forklift
• Prepare bags to fill using established label and numbering system in accordance with procedures
• Proficient computer skills to print out packaging labels
• Fill, weigh, seal and load bags on pallets (must be able to lift 60 lb. bags 6 feet high)
• Bag and blend finished powder, weigh and sample product, palletize product and move pallets (may require a forklift or pallet jack)
• Comply with, and follow, company food safety and quality policies
• Adhere to all SOPs, procedures and quality requirements
• Perform elementary mechanical and carpentry repairs throughout plant as instructed by supervision
• Engage in continuous improvement and process improvement
• Anticipate problems and implement solutions
• Demonstrate good judgement in safeguarding customer, company, vendor and employee information
• Assume responsibility for the attainment of plant goals and objectives
• Maintain cooperative working relationships and communications with employees from all other departments and peers

• Ability to prepare and operate all packaging machinery.
• Have general knowledge of production/manufacturing methods.
• Ability to read gauges and record data in a legible manner and in accordance with established procedures.
• Ability to learn to handle inedible protein materials in accordance with established sanitary procedures and practices.
• Ability to understand and follow established work procedures, including mandated sanitary and safety guidelines.
• Must be able to read, write and speak in English, to prepare and comprehend logs, schedules, and communicate with fellow employees.
• Ability to operate forklift/pallet jack.
• Ability to perform basic math skills.
• Ability to move freely throughout plant with sustained physical/mental effort to climb, sample and clean equipment and work areas.
• Ability to remain calm and professional during peak periods.
• Ability to troubleshoot malfunctions and situations as they arise, notifying appropriate staff of problems beyond scope of normality.
• Ability to cooperate with all staff.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work daily and overtime as necessary.
• Ability to assist in all work areas.
• Takes on additional responsibility when both big and small tasks need to be done.
• Firmly adheres to the values and ethics of APC.
• Willing to work with others, collaborating and compromising when necessary, promptly share relevant information with others.
• Is open to changing situations and is willing to perform all tasks when and where assigned.
• Able and willing to perform task and duties independently.
• Maintains a positive and professional attitude and work ethic Follow all GMPs and work in a manner consistent with all corporate, regulatory, food, safety, quality and sanitation requirements.

Approximate: 12 Hour Day (may be longer during peak season)

Key:
Occasional = 0% - 33% Frequent = 34% - 66% Continuous = 67% - 100% N/A = Not Applicable

• Standing
  - Continuous
• Sitting
  - Occasional
• Walking
  - Frequent
• Bending/Kneeling/Crouching/Stooping
  - Frequent
• Reaching Above Shoulder
  - Frequent
• Climbing (stairs, ladders, etc.) - Frequent
• Confined Spaces
  - Occasional
• Working on Heights:
  Unprotected Heights
  - Occasional
• Protected Heights
  - Occasional
• Lifting weights from 1 to 80 lbs. at waist level
  - Frequent
• Lifting weights from 1 to 60 lbs. at floor level
  - Frequent
• Lifting weights from 1 to 50 lbs. at shoulder level
  - Frequent
• Push/Pull/Maneuver Equipment/Products/Materials Weighing with up to 80 lbs. of force
  - Frequent
• Working with/or Operating Moving Machinery/Equipment
  - Continuous
• Operating a Motor Vehicle (as a part of your job) - N/A
• Read/Monitor Gauges on Various Equipment/Machinery
  - Occasional
• Hand Movements:
  Recording Data
  - Frequent
• Operating Office Equipment - N/A
• Operating Computer - N/A
• Simple Grasping (right and left) - Frequent
• Firm Grasping (right and left) up to 80 lbs of force
  - Frequent
• Fine Manipulating (right and left) - Occasional
• Foot…